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After
A 15-year-old child with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in the lumbar spine. Pre- and post-op XR images show the correction of the scoliosis. The shoulders are level, and spine is well-balanced on the front and side views. Pedicle screws and rods are used to correct the deformity, and then the spine vertebra bones fuse (grow together into one bone).
Before
After
A 14-year-old child with skeletal dysplasia and neuromuscular scoliosis in the thoracic spine. Pre- and post-op XR images show correction of the deformity.